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USGS us6000kb3g

11 May 2023, 14:33

southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 21.6 km depth.

Depth21.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan?

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24.215600, 125.274600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kb3g
Coordinates
24.2156, 125.2746
Network
us
Significance
518